Moldova to Allow Two Pensions for People with Childhood Disabilities

Procedure approved for receiving two pensions for people with disabilities from childhood

New rules have been approved in Moldova which will allow people with disabilities since childhood who lost a breadwinner before 1 January 2027 to receive two pensions – one for disability and one for the loss of a breadwinner.

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The relevant amendments to the Law on the State Pension System came into force on 6 November and will take effect from 1 January 2027.

Prior to these changes, a general rule applied to these individuals, under which they were required to choose a single pension. An exception has now been made for them.

Previously, there was a restriction: entitlement to a survivor’s pension applied only to cases where the breadwinner died after 1 April 2025. The new rules remove this restriction. Citizens with severe disabilities since childhood who lost a parent before 1 April 2025 will also be able to apply for and claim both pensions.

A special procedure has been put in place for them: within 90 days of 1 January 2027, they will need to submit an application so that the right to claim both pensions also applies to past periods.

However, entitlement to each pension must be confirmed separately. To do this, they will need to submit an application to the National Social Insurance Fund and provide documents confirming both circumstances: the existence of an established degree of disability and entitlement to a survivor’s pension.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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